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Bulgaria's political impasse risks postponing entry into Eurozone
Sofia hopes to join the single currency in 2025, but the political difficulties of recent years make this unlikely.
euronews (in English)
The euro area, commonly called the eurozone (EZ), is a currency union of 20 member states of the European Union (EU) that have adopted the euro (€) as their primary currency and sole legal tender, and have thus fully implemented EMU policies.
Sofia hopes to join the single currency in 2025, but the political difficulties of recent years make this unlikely.